UPDATE: Blue House officers appeal case to Supreme Court

David Manila and Anthony Quenga, two former Guam Police Department officers convicted of involvement in a Tumon brothel, have appealed their cases to the Supreme Court of Guam.

The two officers are serving lengthy sentences for crimes including rape, compelling prostitution and kidnapping.

Attorneys for the two officers filed notices of appeal yesterday at the Supreme Court of Guam.

From yesterday, the attorneys now have 10 days to file additional documents outlining the basis of the appeals.

Documents retrieved from the Supreme Court of Guam yesterday don't go into detail about the appeal, but rather only indicate the defendants' intentions to appeal their cases.

Terence Timblin, who represents David Manila, said after his defendant was sentenced that he anticipated appealing the case on several grounds.

He said there were several issues from the trial - such as the admission of evidence and the revelation of a new witness after the trial who contradicted witness testimony - that would likely form the basis of an appeal.